Word · Frequency #9295
grandmas
婆婆
grandmas is the plural of grandma.
the mother of your father or mother
- 1.
the mother of your father or mother
奶奶或外婆
奶奶或外婆
In use
My grandma lives in a small town by the sea.
I always love the cookies my grandma bakes for me.
We are planning a surprise party for grandma's birthday.
my/her/their + grandma
使用所有格代词修饰奶奶，表示亲属关系。
My grandma lives in the countryside.
我的奶奶住在乡下。
grandma's + noun
所有格形式表示奶奶的住所。
We went to grandma's house for dinner.
我们去奶奶家吃晚饭。
visit + grandma
动词+奶奶表示对奶奶的动作。
I visit my grandma every weekend.
我每个周末都去看望奶奶。
call + grandma
打电话给奶奶。
Don't forget to call grandma on her birthday.
别忘了在奶奶生日那天给她打电话。
Common mistakes
My grandma is coming to visit us. (meaning my husband's mother)My mother-in-law is coming to visit us.
中文'婆婆'可指丈夫的母亲，但英语 grandma 仅指自己的祖母。应使用 mother-in-law 来明确表示丈夫或妻子的母亲。
That grandma over there is very helpful.That elderly woman over there is very helpful.
中文常用'奶奶'称呼陌生的老年女性，但英语 grandma 通常只用于称呼自己的祖母或亲密的熟人。对陌生年长女性使用'elderly woman'或'lady'更合适。
Connections
Collocations
- grandma's house
- 奶奶家
- We spend every summer at grandma's house.我们每个夏天都在奶奶家度过。
- visit grandma
- 看望奶奶
- I try to visit grandma every weekend.我尽量每个周末去看望奶奶。
- grandma's cooking
- 奶奶做的菜
- No one can beat grandma's cooking.没有人能比得上奶奶做的菜。
- dear grandma
- 亲爱的奶奶
- Dear grandma, thank you for the birthday gift.亲爱的奶奶，谢谢您的生日礼物。
- grandma's stories
- 奶奶的故事
- The children love listening to grandma's stories.孩子们喜欢听奶奶讲故事。
- grandma's garden
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把grandma拆成grand（伟大的）和ma（妈），就是伟大的妈妈。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：家庭、儿童用语 通常用于非正式场合，尤其是家庭成员之间或儿童对祖母的称呼。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The listed words share the spelling chunk 'ma', but their final vowel differs: grandma ends with /mɑ/ (like 'father'), while others end with /mə/ (schwa). So they may not rhyme exactly, but are useful for comparing the common spelling pattern.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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